Cinder Block Garden Bed
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Cinder block garden bed. You will discover how after 2. A really cool advantage of this cinder block garden bed is the fact that you can plant small plants such as herbs in the cinder block openings as well as using the middle area. These cinder blocks are 8 x8 x16 from home depot. Also using a soaker hose is a great idea that will keep those cinder blocks moist and that will water your cinder block garden like a professional irrigation system.
The long sides of the garden bed have eight cinder blocks and the ends have three for a total of 22 cinder blocks per raised bed. Cinder blocks haven t been mass produced with fly ash in the u s. This is actually incorrect cinder blocks have not been manufactured for about 50 years. Difference between concrete blocks and cinder blocks fill the holes in a concrete block with soil and use it as a planter for invasive herbs.
In most of his cinder block beds he plants a variety of vegetables in the center and onions in the perimeter holes. Planting the concrete block garden beds the cinder blocks make wonderful planters for flowers and herbs which can help to deter pests and attracting beneficial pollinators to the garden. Creating a garden that is more than a simple square is a great way to show personality in your backyard. I called these cinder blocks but they are actually concrete blocks.
Feb 25 2019 explore jennifer ingram s board cinder block garden followed by 161 people on pinterest. See more ideas about cinder block garden cinder block cinder. Marigolds are a great border flower in any vegetable garden and my top choice. The cinder blocks are placed in the garden in a manner that the different heights give the area a look that sports many different levels and angles.
12 raised garden beds made with cinder blocks these beds were built by jon hughes on gardenweb. The cinder blocks that you buy in the store today are actually concrete blocks and totally safe. Unless you re using antique cinder blocks there should be no reason to worry especially when cinder block gardening for vegetables. People often refer to modern concrete blocks as cinder blocks.